Helping People Live Effective Lives
Self-righteousness is a sense of moral superiority that appoints us a prosecutor over other people's sinfulness. At times, we can relate to hurtful individuals as though we're incapable of the sins …
[Read more...] about Six Questions When Engaging Others, Especially Those Who Hurt You
Trying to be perfect in an imperfect world to garner the good opinion of others will hurt your relationships with God, family, and friends. Let me illustrate how this works with my friend …
[Read more...] about How Do You Help a Person Who Is Stuck on Herself?
It is common for there to be other participants in any relational conflict. Whether they want to be involved or not, bystanders will have more than a passive role in the problem. How will you …
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Biff and Mable have pockets of silence between them. There are things Biff is thinking, but he does not discuss them with Mable. There are things Mable is thinking, but she does not bring them up to …
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Relatives can avoid extended family conflict because of their busy lives and lack of intentional interaction. It is another story during the holidays. Relatives are expected to engage each other …
[Read more...] about The Relatives Are Coming. What Am I To Do?
New Testament sanctification typically happens in corporate contexts, not in isolation. The apostle Paul wrote mostly to local churches, teaching those communities how to do mutual, reciprocal, life …
